(necessary) personnel; required person
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
artists' world; painting circles
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
early (days); initial stage; initial
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
poster color; poster colour
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
price; cost; value; worth; value
business world; business circles; (the) industry
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product